Question

In Ovid's "The Story of Daedalus and Icarus," what happens to Icarus?

A. He flies back to the island in order to fight Minos.
B. He flies too close to the water and is caught in a fisherman's net and drowns.
C. He flies too close to the sun, and he falls when the sun melts the wax holding his wings together.
D. He makes it to land and raises an army to defeat Minos.

Answer 1

the answer is c, the wax was melted by the sun.

Answer 2

He flies too close to the sun, and he falls when the sun melts the wax holding his wings together.